GeekDad Guitar Lesson: “Werewolves of London” by Warren Zevon
For the month of October, we’re going to focus on songs that are appropriate for the Halloween season. In this week’s GeekDad Guitar Lesson, we look at several different ways to play “Werewolves of...
View ArticlePaul Jessup Talks Werewolves and the Inspiration of a Geeky Dad
Image: art from Werewolves, Chronicle Books My friend Paul Jessup is a speculative fiction author who also happens to be quite the geek. Aside from pondering tales about talking swords and sentient...
View ArticleDeck-Building Bares Its Teeth in Nightfall
Overview: A permanent darkness has fallen over the earth, and with it have come the creatures of the night: vampires and werewolves, as well as the hunters who stalk them. Nightfall is deck-building...
View ArticleTonight: Michael J. Fox and Michael Douglas Join Phineas and Ferb’s Halloween...
Watching a new episode of Phineas and Ferb is, of course, always a great time. But when they do a Halloween-themed episode, it’s even better, and the new one tonight is even more fun than the ones...
View ArticleThe Twilight of the Muppets?
Apparently the folks marketing the upcoming movie The Muppets have decided they aren’t completely done with parodies, even if they’re not making the video kind at the moment. They’ve just released the...
View ArticleRise of the Werewolves: 3 Very Different Stories About Lycanthropes
I’m not much for paranormal fiction (except, I suppose, zombies). I never read a lot of vampire fiction — be it Anne Rice or Stephenie Meyer — and so I’ve largely avoided the various books about other...
View ArticleGothic: The Dark Heart of Film
Gothic: The Dark Heart of Film © BFI From Harry Potter to Night of The Living Dead, the juxtaposition between the geek and the gothic has always been broad and varied. Magic, vampires, mad scientists...
View ArticleWolfblood is Supernatural for The Whole Family
Wolfblood © Titan You may not have heard of it yet, but Wolfblood is the hottest thing on British TV for tweens and also for their parents. With the show now in its third season, and popular enough to...
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